[timwilky]

Some years ago my sister in law was complaining weekly to her GP about headaches and the medication not helping, after 6 months or so he suggested she see a psychiatrist. She demanded a referral to a neurologist who conducted a couple of tests and she fell on the floor. So a CT ordered.

2 days after, her GP phoned her at work to tell her that the CT had identified a brain tumour that was the cause of her trouble. As you can imagine the poor girl was left at work, frightened and alone. My brother worked in London at the time, so my wife and I were the nearest support she had.

My brother immediately drove back from London. Saw his wife and straight down to the GP's for a "strong word or two". fortunately the GP was out on his rounds. He did have the good grace to then call at my brothers house that evening to explain everything.

She was a nurse, understood that they did not necassary think of tumours with a 24 yr old and did not wish to persue a negligence case. They did however change their doctor.

My friend did sue his GP when they gave his 6 yr old daughter Calpol when she was suffering from meningococcal meningitis and lost an arm&leg when early diagnosis would have made a full recovery